Birds Eye View – March 5, 2017

The day started with a wonderful sight.  Check this out.

 This is a monk seal resting on the beach in front of the resort.  The printed sign tells you that it happens all the time.  They just plop themselves on the beach to rest with no concern for their safety.  The volunteer knew this particular seal and her history.  She has a scar where she was attacked by a shark and some propeller scars as well.  She had a pup last July after being pregnant for 11 months.  Ain’t life wonderful!

Then off to the heliport for our bird’s eye view of Kauai.  The entire experience was well managed and you felt very safe from beginning to end.  Carol and I actually had the good fortune to be seated in the front with the pilot so we saw what he saw.  The take-off was a little breathtaking from our upfront seats but not scary at all.  This island is beautiful with lush vegetation and high mountain peaks making up most of the land mass.  We flew over the place where they filmed the river scene in Indiana Jones movie and what has been come to be known as Jurassic Valley from the movie Jurassic Park. 

MG & Carol in front seats of Helicopter

 We left the adventure with a DVD of the entire experience that we would be happy to share if you are interested.

We spent the rest of the day exploring the east and north sides of the island all the way up to the lighthouse at Kilauea.  (Good luck with the pronunciation).  Here are the pictures we took along the way.

Wailua Falls

Drinking Coconut milk from coconut bought from vendor along the road.

Kilauea Lighthouse on north side of Kauai

Opaeka’a Falls